[英文] 【托福TOEFL聽力必備】122組英文常用片語總整理

1、above all - most importantly

2、account for - explain


3、as a matter of fact - in fact ,to speak the truth


4、as a rule - generally ;normally


5、about to - be ready to; be on the point of doing something


6、an old hand - be an experienced person


7、any day now -soon


8、approach somebody -talk to somebody


9、be fed up with - be out of patience with


10、be on one's own - live independently


11、be on the safe side - take no chances


12、be out of something - have no longer in supply


13、be tired of - be bored with ,frustrated with


14、be up to one’s ears - be extremely busy


15、be up to someone -be a person's responsibility


16、be out for -trying to get


17、be out of the question - be unacceptable, and impossible


18、bite off more than one can chew - take on more than one can handle

19、break down - collaspe

20、break the ice - begin to be friendly with people one doesn't know

21、break the news - inform or give bad news


22、brush up on - imporve noe's knowledge of something through study

23、bump into - meet unexpectedly


24、by and large - in general


25、by heart - by memory


26、by all means – absolutely, definitely


27、by no means - in no way


28、call off -cancel


29、cheer up - be happy


30、come down with - become sick with


31、come into - receive 


32、come up with - think of


33、count on - depend upon


34、count out - eliminate


35、die down - become quiet ,become less


36、do without - manage without something


37、drop by - visit informally; pay a short visit


38、every other - alternate


39、fall behind - lag; fail to accomplish something on time


40、fall through - fail to happen or be completed


41、far cry form - completely different from; a long way

42、feel like - have a desire or wish for


43、feel up to - feel well enough to or be capable of


44、few and far between - not happening often; rate


45、figure out - determine; reason out by thinking


46、fill in for -take other’s place


47、fill sb.in - tell what sb. should know


48、fish out of water - out of one's element or natural environment

49、flying colors -success, victory


50、for good - permanently; forever


51、for the time being - for now; temporarily


52、get away with - escape without punishment


53、get rid of - give something away; sell, destroy, or throw away something

54、get the ball rolling - start something; make a beginning


55、get the hang of - understand; learn


56、give a hand - help


57、go without saying - understood; clear without needing to be stated

58、go off -begin to ring


59、hang on - keep hold of; persevere; keep doing something


60、hard to come by - difficult to obtain


61、have a heart - have kind feelings; be understanding


62、have a hunch - have an idea based on feelings rather than reason

63、hold off - delay; postpone


64、hop to it - get started on something quickly


65、hit it off - get along well with someone



66、ill at ease - uncomfortable


67、in hot water - in trouble


68、in the air -uncertain


69、in the dark - keep someone without knowledge; information from someone

70、in the lone run - looking toward the future; eventually


71、ins and outs - all the details; the various parts and difficulties to be seen

72、iron out - remove the difficulties or find an answer for


73、jump to conclusions - arrive too quickly at a decision or opinion


74、keep an eye on - watch closely


75、keep one's fingers crossed - wish that nothing goes wrong


76、keep on one's toes - be ready for action; prepared


77、knock oneself out - make a great effort


78、learn the ropes - learn the rules and routines of a place or activity

79、little by little -gradually


80、make ends meet - to get just enough money for one's needs


81、make out - manage; get along


82、mean to - intentional; on purpose


83、might as well - to have no strong reason not to

84、next to nothing - almost nothing; very inexpensive

85、not to mention - in addition


86、off balance - unaware; off guard


87、on the go - working or doing something all the time

88、on pins and needles - nervous; anxious; full of anticipation

89、on purpose - deliberately; intentionally

90、on the blink - not working properly; broken

91、on the center track - thinking or doing something correctly

92、on the tip of one's tongue - to be about to remember something

93、once in a blue moon - rarely; almost never

94、out of it - not involved in

95、pick up the tab - pay the bill or the cost of something

96、piece of cake - easy

97、play by ear - act spontaneously; without planning

98、pill it off - accomplish

99、pull one's leg - make fun of someone in a playful way; make someone believe something that is not true

100、quite a few - many


101、raise the roof -angry


102、center away - immediately


103、run for office - compete for an elected position

104、save one's breath - to keep silent because talking would not achieve anything

105、say that again - a saying that means; I agree completely


106、stone's throw - short distance


107、search me - an answer that means; I don't know

108、serves one center - is deserving of


109、sleep on it - think about something for a while

110、straighten up - clean up; make tidy


111、take a break - rest for a while; stop one's work or activity

112、think nothing of it - that's all center


113、throw cold water on - discourage; lessen enthusiasm for

114、to say the least - at the lowest estimate


115、touch on - mention a subject briefly


116、under the water - not feeling well


117、wait around - waiting in vain


118、wait on - attend as a servant; serve


119、well worth the trouble - it deserves the inconvenience or trouble

120、whole new ballgame - an entirely different situation

121、with flying colors - succeed very well


122、without a hitch - without difficulty or delay

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